America’s police state: The drones are coming
Friday, February 10, 2012
A new federal law accelerating domestic use of government aerial surveillance drones brings America frighteningly close to an Orwellian police state.
President Obama is expected to sign the FAA Reauthorization Act, which expedites approval for federal, state and local police to use these drones. The Federal Aviation Administration’s existing case-by-case approach is chilling enough — it’s being sued over its refusal to disclose publicly which agencies use drones and how they’re used.
Still, it’s known that the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection arm uses drones domestically. Now imagine local police drones constantly, unblinkingly tracking — without warrants — your every move and aspect of your property.
Far-fetched? Hardly. Great Britain right now is testing the use of drones to enforce government-subsidized agricultural policies. If successful, drones will replace satellite surveillance. The French government already monitors wine producers with drones.
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My senator was somewhat shocked, but not overly, when an older gentleman during a town hall went off on the issues of NDAA. Frankly if there is any thought regarding parts of the bill being used against the American people, or the potential for misuse, those parts should NOT be in the act because they will be misused or abused. Absolute guaranteed.
Simply a matter of time and need as seen by our domestic enemy.
And the real truth is that whether this administration uses this law in an evil way there is no guarantee that the next one won’t.....And yes I think the O machine would use any trick in the book (or out) to get their way
The fact that the provision was even put in there is scary.